What is kagi-fetcher?
kagi-fetcher is an AI Assistant operated by Kagi that fetches web content to answer user queries through Kagi AI, their suite of AI-powered tools including Assistant, Research, and other knowledge discovery features. Agent Analytics can track when it visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Kagi |
| Source | Official Website |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
| Insights Last Updated | August 11, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
kagi-fetcher makes isolated, on-demand requests rather than crawling your site. Traffic follows user demand, ranging from sporadic fetches to steady visits for a popular assistant.
kagi-fetcher's User Agent
| User Agent | kagi-fetcher/1.0 |
How To Block kagi-fetcher With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block kagi-fetcher from accessing your entire website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all AI assistants at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: kagi-fetcher # https://knownagents.com/agents/kagi-fetcher
Disallow: /Global Statistics for kagi-fetcher
As of August 11, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
1% of top websites block kagi-fetcher in their robots.txt files.
Overall AI Assistant Traffic
0.7% of all web traffic came from AI assistants.
Top Visited Website Categories
The types of websites most frequently visited by kagi-fetcher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block kagi-fetcher?
Usually not. Blocking kagi-fetcher can keep your pages out of AI-generated answers and eliminate potential citation traffic. It does not improve traditional search rankings. For context, 1% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for kagi-fetcher.
Does kagi-fetcher Follow Robots.txt Rules?
Yes. kagi-fetcher is expected to follow robots.txt directives, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether kagi-fetcher respects it.
Does kagi-fetcher Access Private Content?
Not ordinarily. kagi-fetcher fetches pages as an anonymous visitor without a stored login. Content protected by a paywall or login remains out of reach.
Why Is kagi-fetcher Visiting My Website?
A user asked Kagi's assistant a question your page could help answer. kagi-fetcher retrieved the page to support its response, often with a citation linking back to your site.
How Can I Tell if kagi-fetcher Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks kagi-fetcher visits in real time alongside every other known AI agent, crawler, and scraper. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "kagi-fetcher". Look for a single-page request with no follow-up navigation. Because kagi-fetcher does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.